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RUSSELL, Henry McDougall
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1928 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barrington, Tasmania, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Barrington, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Sheffield War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1928, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1928, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1928, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart | |
| 19 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 40th Infantry Battalion, GSW (right arm) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son John and Jessie Russell of Barrington, Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal